Indigo Navy Blue is calm, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, mid green or red magenta
| Inverse Color | #b3a178 |
| Complementary Color | #87754b |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (221.69° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 41.37% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Indigo Navy Blue Color. The Columbus color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Lviv Blue (#384172) for more energetic effect. Try Blue Yonder as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#87754b is the best complementary color to Indigo Navy Blue. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #4c5e87 complementary color is Shadow, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Blue Bayoux are #4b7b87 and #574b87. Thus found on the left and right of #4c5e87 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bismark and Victoria colors as they work well with Indigo Navy Blue.
The split-complementary Indigo Navy Blue palette consists of #7b874b and #87574b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#87754b). Try Dingley and Spicy Mix colors in combination with #4c5e87, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #4c5e87 offers a combination of yellow green and red magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Indigo Navy Blue. Thus Hippie Green and Cannon Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Indigo Navy Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Shadow, Cannon Pink, and Hippie Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #4c5e87 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Indigo Navy Blue tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#87754b) and two others. The Cannon Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Viridian – 120° from the complementary Shadow. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #874b5d and #4b8775.
In a RGB color space, hex #4c5e87 is made of 25% red, 31% green and 44% blue. In a HSL mode Indigo Navy Blue has a hue angle of 221.69°, a saturation of 27.96% and a lightness of 41.37%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4c5e87 is made of 23.14% cyan, 16.08% magenta, 0% yellow and 47.06% black ink.
| HEX | #4c5e87 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(76,94,135) |
| RGB Percentage | 25%, 31%, 44% |
| CMYK | 23.14, 16.08, 0, 47.06 |
| HSL | hsl(221.69,27.96%,41.37%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(221.69,43.7%,52.94%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.0666,4.5991,-24.9838) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.3564,11.2912,24.5025) |